Shadows of Doubt

"How much potential is there in Shadows of Doubt&s;s ideas, its noir setting, and the special way it lets us experience firsthand every aspect of an investigator&s;s daily life? Too bad for the bugs, for sandbox cases that are less …"

"A fantastic premise sandbagged by technical issues"

"Shadows of Doubt may have a few problems that hold it back, but it&s;s easily one of the most ambitious and exciting games of the year so far."

"An extremely addictive and satisfying core gameplay loop combined with exceptional gameplay, immersion mechanics, an outstanding setting, and a strong, fitting visual style make this an indie title for the history books. There is nothing like this out there, and …"

"Shadows of Doubt isn’t just another detective game, it’s an open-world, first-person noir experience that gives you all the tools to be the grizzled detective you’ve always wanted to be. From breaking into apartments under the cover of darkness to …"

"Shadows of Doubt is not an investigative experience I would recommend to everyone. Still, if you love gritty, procedural, and remarkably free games in their approach, you can&s;t miss it."

"Shadow of Doubt is an incredibly ambitious and conceptually brilliant title, with the potential to offer endless hours of gameplay thanks to its procedural structure. Unfortunately, its execution falls short in several areas, preventing it from reaching its full potential, …"

"Until you learn to live in the game, Shadows of Doubt is overwhelming. You have to learn to sift through the information and keep what you need at any given moment."

"Shadows of Doubt should be great. A lack of variety leads to repetition so quickly that I can’t recommend this 1.0 and console release. If the devs continue supporting the game with new content, especially something more directed like the …"

"Find clues, solve cases, and explore this dystopian future in one of the most unique immersive sims currently available for console."

"What emerges is a genuinely impressive engine for generating narratives somewhere between Raymond Chandler and Philip K. Dick, but riddled with errors and overlooked features."

"I had a great time with Shadows Of Doubt and it is a truly unique game that has never been done before. If you’re into games where you’re attempting to solve crime, murder mystery or piecing evidence together to bring …"

"One part detective sim and one part chaos generator, Shadows of Doubt lives up to its influences as an immersive sim that actually makes good on its ambitions."

"Playing detective has never felt so organic! The procedurally generated map, which can be explored completely freely, offers a wide variety of ways to track down a perpetrator - or to end up in a dead end. Gameplay systems centred …"

"Shadows of Doubt as an idea is incredible; even the PC version of the game is fantastic; the console version, however, is riddled with issues that make it almost unplayable in its current state."

"Shadows of Doubt is an intricate simulation of a grim corporate world that handles player freedom on a level you rarely see. The fascination wears thin as you delve deeper into the seedy underworld, but the initial intrigue alone is …"

"Shadows of Doubt has some interface design issues, needs to fix its bugs, and is far from friendly to its audience. But he is so brilliant in the execution of his proposal of narrative freedom in solving riddles that he …"

"Ingenious, unstable, and uncompromising in pursuit of its goals, Shadows of Doubt truly is the ultimate hard-boiled detective sim."

"A clever and unusual indie detective story, but the emphasis on clunky stealth and samey cases quickly saps your enthusiasm for the pixelated noir setting."